My Olympic Story

Band: Extended
Scheme: Collins Big Cat
Type: Non-Fiction
Author: Kwame N. Acheampong
ISBN: 9780007336364
My Olympic Story book cover

What's the book about?

This inspiring true story follows Kwame as he grows up in a small town in Ghana and discovers an exciting new sport on the snowy slopes. You’ll read how he practices again and again, from an indoor snow centre in England all the way to the real mountains, never giving up on his dream. In the end, his hard work and determination take him all the way to skiing at the Winter Olympics.

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Reviews

Ciaran, Age 7

Rating:

This book is about
Kwame learned to ski by going in his spare time to practice in places like the Snowdome in Milton Keynes and later in the Alps. He became good at skiing and qualified for the 2010 Olympics in Canada.

The main characters are
Kwame, the Olympic skier.

My favourite part of the book is
When Kwame completes the ski course at the 2010 Olympics.

I would also like to say
Kwame was very sporty as a child and could run faster than the other kids.